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Head of Sales - Ambient Food

Employer
Food Industry Associates
Location
London - Office-based
Salary
Competitive basic salary + excellent benefits package
Closing date
16 Jul 2017

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts, Retail Management, Sales

Job Details

The business we are representing is a dynamic, entrepreneurial, up and coming food company that operate in an on-trend product category. They are one of the fastest growing businesses in the UK at present with recent recognition in the industry. This is an entrepreneurial, dynamic environment with a friendly, open culture. Due to further growth, our client are now in a position to recruit a Head of Sales to support these ambitious growth plans for the future.

Reporting into a director this person will be fully accountable for major UK retailers including the top 4 grocers. You will also have direct line management of a small, close-knit sales team. You will play a crucial part in helping the business grow and with it you will have the opportunity to build a team around you. It’s integral that this person has experience of managing a top 4 grocery retailer ideally in the food or drink industry.

This opportunity is very well suited to Senior National Account Manager’s looking to progress their career to the next level. Alternatively, you may be at a similar level of seniority and looking for a new challenge where you can add real value. If you are looking to work in a smaller, more entrepreneurial environment that can offer a great level of influence and autonomy then this role will suit. Our client can offer a vibrant, fast-paced environment where everyone works together to help the business continue to grow.

Company

For over a decade now, Food Industry Associates Ltd have proven to be a recruiter of choice for ambitious SME food and beverage manufacturers across the UK.  We don't recruit for the big corporates by choice.  Instead, we choose to work with companies with personality, entrepreneurial flare (not process), looking to disrupt the market with cutting edge innovation to provide consumers with better, healthier choices.

Are you an early stage start-up struggling to find the right solution to help you gain your fist listings in a specific customer channel before you can raise the budget to employ somebody on a permanent basis?  Maybe you know you need to source a commercial leader but aren't 100% clear in what format, or how to adequately incentivise somebody from a much larger business to join your mission?  Come speak to us.

If you're a more established business looking to bring fresh talent on board to drive ambitious sales targets, source a creative innovator to help you drive in to new extended categories, or looking to strengthen in marketing / category terms, again, come speak to us.

We've a proven record in recruiting talent for an array of businesses, helping them source commercial talent to help them achieve their goals.  From early stage sales talent through to equity-incentivised leadership roles, we've proven time and time again to find the right people for our clients at the first attempt.  

How are we different to most of our competitors?  Unlike most, we don't have as diverse a portfolio of clients we work with.  However all those we do work with continuously come back to us whenever they next have another need.  In our opinion successful recruitment is achieved when two businesses truly 'partner' and collaborate together.  In our opinion the better we know you, the better we understand all the extra elements aside from simple skillset and experience to ensure the right 'fit' is identified at the first attempt.  In our opinion, this is recruitment, done properly.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0113 3572245
Location
Food Industry Associates Ltd
Airebank House
419 Kirkstall Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS4 2EZ
GB

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